U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa conduct joint training exercises with 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) medical personnel at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 24, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability.
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Joint training sharpens Camp Simba medics’ skills
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa conduct joint training exercises with 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) medical personnel at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 24, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Erica Purdy and U.S. Army Spc. Hailey Tompkins, medical technicians with the 475th Expeditionary Air 75th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), don protective helmets before the start of a joint training exercise at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 24, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques with U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa instructs a U.S. Army medic with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) during joint training exercises at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 28, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
Medical equipment lay on a field for joint training exercises with U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa and medical personnel with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 24, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. Army medics with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) test-drive a tactical vehicle during joint training exercises with the U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 24, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa instructs U.S. Army Spc. Hailey Tompkins, a medic with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), during joint training exercises at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 28, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. medical personnel with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) test-drive a tactical vehicle during joint training exercises with U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 24, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa conduct joint training exercises with 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) medical personnel at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 28, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Perez, a medic with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), practices loading a litter during joint training exercises with U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 24, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. medical personnel with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) insert IVs while in transit during joint training exercises with U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 24, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa conduct joint training exercises with 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) medical personnel at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 28, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Perez, a medic with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), gains IV access in a moving vehicle during joint training exercises with U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 24, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. medical personnel with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) insert IVs during joint training exercises with U.S. Air Force Special Special Tactics Airmen from the Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron Africa at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 24, 2021. The 475th EABS medics received tactical vehicle training and practiced life-saving tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Special Tactics Airmen and medics respond to medical emergencies worldwide, including deployed environments where immediate treatment and evacuation of patients is critical for survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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